Efficacy of a Intervention to Reduce Medication Errors and Improve Adherence

NCT ID: NCT01291966

Last Updated: 2011-02-09

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

154 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-01-31

Study Completion Date

2010-09-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that an intervention based on the motivational interview directed to patients with polypharmacy to improve the Therapeutic Adherence and to reduce the errors of Medication in major measure that the habitual intervention.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Medication Adherence Patient Compliance

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Motivational interview

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Motivational interview

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Interventions

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Motivational interview

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Other Intervention Names

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Counseling Patient-centered method

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients with polypharmacy (5 or more medicines)
* That detects to them a problem of Therapeutic Adherence
* That agree to take part in the study

Exclusion Criteria

* Immobilized patients or with an index of Barthel lower than 60 points
* Incapable to fulfill ABVD
* Patients with cognitive deterioration
* Patients with diagnosis of ictus in the last 6 months
* That has been admitted to hospital 2 or more times in the last year Institutionalized patients
Minimum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Sociedad Andaluza de Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Sociedad Española de Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Hospital Universitario Reina Sofia de Cordoba

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Andalusian Health Service

Principal Investigators

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Luis A Perula, PH D

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Andalusian Health Service

Locations

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Unidad Docente de Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria

Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain

Site Status

Countries

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Spain

References

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Moral RR, Torres LA, Ortega LP, Larumbe MC, Villalobos AR, Garcia JA, Rejano JM; Collaborative Group ATEM-AP Study. Effectiveness of motivational interviewing to improve therapeutic adherence in patients over 65 years old with chronic diseases: A cluster randomized clinical trial in primary care. Patient Educ Couns. 2015 Aug;98(8):977-83. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2015.03.008. Epub 2015 Mar 18.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 25858633 (View on PubMed)

Perula de Torres LA, Pulido Ortega L, Perula de Torres C, Gonzalez Lama J, Olaya Caro I, Ruiz Moral R; Grupo corporativo Estudio ATEM-AP. [Efficacy of motivational interviewing for reducing medication errors in chronic patients over 65 years with polypharmacy: Results of a cluster randomized trial]. Med Clin (Barc). 2014 Oct 21;143(8):341-8. doi: 10.1016/j.medcli.2013.07.032. Epub 2013 Dec 28. Spanish.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 24378144 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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PI-0101/2008

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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